Dennis Vacco
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Dennis Vacco was New York State Attorney General from November 8, 1994 through November 3, 1998. He was defeated for re-election in 1998 by Eliot Spitzer.
[edit] Campaigning against child pornography
Vacco brought national attention through a series of prosecutions brought against ISPs for distributing child pornography. The principal defendant, Buffnet, eventually pled guilty to a charge of fourth degree facilitation of a felony and was fined $5,000. [1]
[edit] The Fox News controversy
Vacco played a prominent role in Mayor Rudy Giuliani's attempt to require Time Warner Cable to carry the Fox News channel. An attempt by Vacco to bring an anti-trust violation charge against Time-Warner failed.
